No ethics case for members arrested during protest

Published October 31, 2013 10:12pm ET



WASHINGTON (AP) — The House Ethics Committee won’t investigate eight House members arrested during an immigration protest near the Capitol earlier this month.

The committee published a report Thursday saying each lawmakers had made a $50 “collateral payment” and that charges had been dropped. The committee says there’s no reason for further investigation because the local charges are resolved.

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